Auckland Motels - Reviews and Rates

This past week has been an enjoyable last week before the start of school :)
This past Thursday, I went and saw Harry Potter 6 at the Imax in 3-D. I was bummed about the 3-D part, because only the first 12 minutes of the movie were in 3-D and that's it. Anyways, tickets were 20 NZD which is about 12 USD, and if you wanted to see Harry Potte...

Shortly after writing our last blog we decided we were having too much fun in NZ and getting too attached to the Woodpigeon. After an hour on hold with Qantas we managed to change our ticket - for free!! That gave us 6 weeks in New Zealand altogether!! Arrived in Fox Glacier in the mist and minus my book (which randomly fell out the van, how? I ...

We left Whitianga early and decided to see what we could see along the coast on the way to Auckland. The day started out sunny, but progressively got cloudier, so after stopping at a few bays to take a picture or two and say goodbye to the white sand beaches and amazing blue-green water, we made our way into Auckland by about 2pm. Our Global Fre...

We've arrived in Auckland, the last bit of our trip around New Zealand. The first day we got here we printed up lots of posters advertising our car and stuck them up in lots of hostels and internet cafes. I had a phone call about 5 minutes after we put the last poster up, but when i told them a bit more about the car they didn't seem quite so in...

"Land of the Long Black Handbrake" They say that buying a house and going through a divorce are two of the most stressful events a person can experience in their lifetime. Add to that modest list buying a camper van on a limited budget at the beginning of the backpacking season in New Zealand! In a nutshell, around this time of year the demand ...

3/10/07 We left Rarotonga on the 29th in the morning but crossed over the dateline so when we arrived in Auckland it was Sunday 30th in the morning! Very strange! We're staying in Ponsonby at the moment in a hostel called the Brown Kiwi, its a huge old building with lots of charm, dodgy antiques and an owner that is very camp and so friendly! Th...

Well I finally made it a bit further south to the slightly chilly New Zealand (it will become freezing as I go further south!). Arrived quite late on Friday night so didn't see too much of the city but had plenty of time to explore the next day. Walked along the harbour (which is huge!) and had a wander through one of the parks which was lovely....

Tänään olikin vuorossa sitten Magic bussipassin viimeinen sektori Mount Maunganui-Auckland ja ensimmäistä kertaa bussi oli myöhässä. Noin tunti jouduttiin odottelemaan hostellin aulassa turhautuneena, mutta viimein kello 9 bussi saapui ja päästiin tien päälle. Matka 206km ja melko tylsää, tasaista kyytiä oli tämä reitti, ilman sen suurempia näht...

Hi, all. After four weeks, todays my last day in NZ, b4 tomorrow flying here from Auckland to OZ. Auckland's most obvious feature is the Sky Tower, which I visited, yesterday. Was impressed by it, the lift up was fast and the view of the city was excellent but couldn't help noticing just one small point which was made in the film shown to visito...

This is the place to go if you're looking for adventure. I had planned on jumping off the Sky Tower, but I chickened out... plus I found the $200 price tag for a 16 second thrill, a little steep. Instead I spent that much to do something I had never heard of, canyoning. I saw a brochure and it looked fun, but I really didn't know what I was gett...